Bill folder



March 24, 1942.

H. M. HERBENER BILL FOLDER Filed March 9, 1939 11w M; Haber Le Patented Mar. 24, 1942 .UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BILL FOLDER Henry M. Herbener, Thomasville, Ga.

Application March 9, 1939, Serial No. 260,845-

5 Claims.

My invention relates to a folder for carrying bills, money or the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide a folder of the above mentioned character which will properly retain bills in place therein against improper displacement but having edges free or disconnected so that the bill or bills may be readily removed from the folder in a direction laterally of the bills.

A further object of the invention is to provide a folder of the above mentioned character which is extremely simple in construction and durable.

A further object of the invention is to provide a folder of the above mentioned character which may be stamped from a single section of material and so constructed that a number of the blanks forming the folder may be stamped from a section of material in a highly economical manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a folder of the above mentioned character which may be made sufficiently cheap to be sold even in ten cent stores.

A further object of the invention is to provide a folder of the above mentioned character which is thin and compact and lies flat when closed.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

This application is a continuation in part of my application for Folder for carrying bills, money or the like, Serial No. 206,030, filed May 4, 1938.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure l is a perspective view of a folder embodying my invention, showing the same closed,

Figure 2 is a similar view, showing one side of the folder turned back and the bills in the process of being removed,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the bill folder, showing the two sides open and bills covered by the partition, and,

Figure 4a is a side elevation of the folder, showing all parts completely open, illustrating the blank from which the folder is made.

In the drawing, the numeral 30 designates a blank, stamped from a single section of material, such as leather, artificial leather or other flexible sheet material. This blank is foldable upon a transverse line 3|, providing oppositely arranged sides 32 and 33, for affording a space between the same for receiving the bills. Formed integral Illl with one side, preferably the side 32, is a partition 34, foldable inwardly over the side 32, upon a line 35. This partition has a preferably straight edge 36, upon which the bills are adapted to be folded transversely upon themselves and the edge 36 is preferably arranged at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the sides 32 and 33. The foldable partition extends from a point near the folding line 3| to a point 31, spaced a considerable distance from the end 38 of the side 32, providing a space for a flap 39, integral with the side 32 and foldable over the line 35, to assume a position over the inner face of the side 32. The flap I9 is separate from the partition 36 and the flap and partition are shown as arranged within the longitudinal dimension of the side 32. While it is preferred to arrange the flap 39 at the longitudinal edge of the side 32, it could be arranged at the end thereof. A snap fastener is provided to detachably hold the sides 32 and 34 inthe closed position, including a resilient stud 40 secured to the flap for insertion within a socket 3|, secured to the side 33 near its free end and near one longitudinal edge.

In the use of this form of bill folder, the bills or the like are placed upon the open sides 32 and 33, Figure 4a, and the partition 34 is then folded transversely over the side 32 and that portion of the bills covering the side 32. The remaining portion of the bills covering the side 33 is then folded transversely over the partition 34 about the edge 36, and the flap 33 is manipulated so that it is arranged upon the top of the adjacent corner of the bills. The side 33 is then folded over the flap 39 and the stud 40 enters the socket 4|. It will be seen that the folder will lie flat when closed. To remove a bill or bills, the folder may be held in the position shown in Figure 2, with the partition 34 extending to the right, and the side 33 bent back to a partly open position, and the bills slid laterally without disconnecting the parts of the snap fastener. The bill or bills may be readily slid sideways from the partition 34.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A folder for carrying bills, money or the like, comprising a blank including an elongated body portion having a transverse folding line for affording opposed sides, said blank including a partition carried by one side and foldable over a line extending longitudinally of such side adjacent to one edge thereof, a flap carried by the partition carrying side and foldable over a line extending longitudinally of the side at the same edge thereof with the folding line of the partition, the partition having a transverse bill folding edge arranged near the transverse line of folding of the body portion, the partition being adapted to be arranged between the folded portions of the bills and the flap being adapted to be arranged upon the face of the folded portion of the bill remote from the partition, and means for effecting a detachable connection between the flap and the adjacent side.

2. A bill folder comprising opposed sides connected at their inner ends and foldable upon a transverse line adjacent to such inner ends to assume a closed position, a partition secured to one side adjacent to the longitudinal edge of such side and foldable about a line extending longitudinally of and adjacent to said longitudinal edge and adapted to be arranged between the closed opposed sides, a flap secured to the side which carries the partition, said flap being adjacent to the line of folding of the partition and foldable about a line extending longitudinally of and adjacent to the longitudinal edge of such side, and means for attaching the flap to the other side, the arrangement being such that the partition and flap are arranged between the closed side with the partition disposed between the folded portions of the bills and the flap disposed upon that face of the folded 1 portion of the bills remote from the partition.

3. A folder for carrying bills or the like, comprising sides which are connected at their inner ends and are foldable upon'a transverse line adjacent to the inner ends so that the sides assume an opposed closed position, a partition carried by one side adjacent to its longitudinal edge and foldable about a line extending longitudinally of and adjacent to the longitudinal edge, the partition being adapted to be arranged between the closed sides, a flap carried by the partition carrying side and having its connection with such side arranged and terminating adjacent to the line of folding of such partition so that the free end of the sides are disconnected throughout the major portion of their length, the flap being arranged between the closed sides, means for detachably connecting the flap with the other side when the flap is arranged between the sides, the arrangement being such that the partition is adapted to be disposed between the folded portions of the bills and the flap disposed upon that face of the folded portion of the bills remote from the partition.

4. A folder for bills or the like, comprising opposed sides which are connected at their inner ends and foldable upon a transverse line adjacent to such inner ends to assume a closed position, a partition carried by one side adjacent to its longitudinal edge and foldable about a line arranged near and extending longitudinally of such'longitudinal edge, a flap carried by the partition carrying side and having its connection with such side arranged and terminating adjacent to the longitudinal folding line of the partition so that the free ends of the sides are disconnected throughout the major portion of their length, said partition and flap being arranged between the sides when the sides are closed and having a passage between them so that the partition and flap may both be disposed between the closed sides with the partition arranged between the folded portions of the bills and the flap arranged upon the outer face of the folded portions remote from the partition, and means to secure the flap to the other side when the flap is arranged between the closed sides.

5. A folder for bills or the like, comprising opposed sides which are integral and are foldable upon a transverse line to assume a closed position, a partition integral with one side and foldable about a line extending longitudinally of such side to assume a position between the closed sides, a fiap integral with thepartition carrying side adjacent to the longitudinal folding line of the partition and foldable about a line extending longitudinally of the partition carrying side, the flap and partition being adapted to be arranged between the closed sides, the free 'end of the flap being separate from the partition, means detachably connecting the flap with the other side when the flap is arranged between the closed sides, the arrangement being such that the partition is adapted to be arranged between the folded portions of the bills and the flap disposed upon that face of the folded portions of the bills remote from the partition.

HENRY M. I-IERBENER. 

